Awards and Recognition
APPI Legacy Award
The Alberta Centennial Conference Legacy Fund was established in 2005. The fund provides financial assistance to APPI members interested in attending and presenting planning-based information at a national or international conference, or for those engaged in research of emerging practices and innovation in the advancement for excellence in planning.
2018 Recipient
APPI is pleased to announce that Ms. Rachelle Trovato of Parkland County is the recipient of the 2018 APPI Legacy Fund Award. Ms. Trovato will utilizing the award to attend and make a presentation at the 2018 CIP Conference in Winnipeg.
Decisions to accelerate the phase out of coal, the new Edmonton Metropolitan Region Growth Plan, and challenges of being a rural community in an urbanizing world has caused Parkland County to rethink its future growth. Ms. Trovato will be part of a panel presenting on Parkland County’s Growth Study and their unique approach to growth management in a rural area.
Erin O'Neill, APPI President and Rachelle Trovato
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APPI Call for Volunteers!
Calgary Events Committee - APPI is seeking members who are interested in committing themselves to organize and execute events in the Calgary and surrounding area with APPI Administration. Please reply to the APPI office by emailing [email protected].
Volunteers Wanted for the PSB's Professional Examination
The PSB administers Professional Examination examination to 150+ candidates per year. In order to maintain the rigour of the Professional Examination, we wish to add additional questions to our questions bank to include in future sittings. We are looking for volunteers who are RPPs/MCIPs in good standing (for 7+ years) to provide support for this initiative. The PSB thanks those who responded to our call for volunteers in 2017 and looks forward to working with another group of volunteers over the coming months.
In order to achieve a sustainable question bank for years to come, the PSB and its Professional Education and Examination Committee would like to confirm your interest and advise you of the next steps in the process. To add to our existing question bank, we are asking volunteers to confirm their interest in contributing to this initiative by emailing Nzinga Brown at [email protected].
Central Region Events Committee - APPI is seeking members who are interested in committing themselves to organize and execute events in the Red Deer and surrounding area with APPI Administration. Pleas reply to the APPI office by emailing [email protected].
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